This is 100% repeatable (install patch-break VSS, remove patch-VSS OK), but for some reason only breaks the "System Writer" on about 10% of our Windows 2008 (non R2) servers. The update is only for Windows 2008 32bit and 64bit (non R2). I have our Microsoft contact trying to duplicate the problem there but I suspect his test computer will probably work just fine.
On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like the problem is just with Windows 2008 (non R2) both 32 and 64 > bit with this update: KB4019276 - Update to add support for TLS 1.1 and > TLS 1.2 > > Still doing some testing..... > > On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I always have a small percentage of VSS problems (with thousands of >> clients) but right now I am seeing a huge increase and I have not been able >> to fix them with our script which can usually fix VSS issues without a >> reboot and rebooting the servers does not fix it either. I just email our >> Microsoft rep to see if he knew anything about this. >> >> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Zoltan Forray <zfor...@vcu.edu> wrote: >> >>> Same scenario here. Just worked with a user on their backups having >>> constant errors that seem to be VSS related on their 2008 R2 SP1 servers. >>> One of the IBM articles I found points you to Microsoft for hotpatches >>> related to VSS problems. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Is anyone else seeing a large increase in VSS problems (maybe since >>> patch >>> > night) primarily on WIndows 2008 non R2 servers? The VSS errors are >>> not >>> > fixed by our usual VSS fixer script or even rebooting. Running >>> VSSADMIN >>> > list writers will show the system writer as always missing on these >>> > servers, and this is causing the TSM backups to do a non VSS backup >>> and log >>> > it as a failure. >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Zoltan Forray* >>> Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator >>> Xymon Monitor Administrator >>> VMware Administrator >>> Virginia Commonwealth University >>> UCC/Office of Technology Services >>> www.ucc.vcu.edu >>> zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 >>> Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will >>> never use email to request that you reply with your password, social >>> security number or confidential personal information. For more details >>> visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html >>> >> >> >
